Subject Index

taking of property Taking of property, see Eminent domain

tanf _temporary assistance for needy families_ TANF (Temporary assistance for needy families), see Public assistance

tavern Tavern, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

tax appeals commission Tax Appeals Commission

DOR administration of taxes and fees: revisions re assessments and audits, claims for refunds, penalties for taxpayer negligence, notice of nonacquiescence, declaratory ruling, interest on unpaid amounts, awarding costs of litigation to prevailing party, and rule-making process - AB968

DOR administration of taxes and fees: revisions re assessments and audits, claims for refunds, penalties for taxpayer negligence, notice of nonacquiescence, declaratory ruling, interest on unpaid amounts, awarding costs of litigation to prevailing party, and rule-making process - SB518

tax credit Tax credit, see Corporation — Taxation; Franchise — Taxation; Homestead credit; Income tax — Credit

tax exemption or relief Tax exemption or relief, see Capital gains tax; Homestead — Exemption; Income tax — Deduction; Military personnel — Exemption from taxation; Property tax — Exemption; Sales tax — Exemption; Taxation — Exemption

tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, see Legislature — Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

tax incremental district _tid_ Tax incremental district (TID), see Property tax

tax incremental financing _tif_ Tax incremental financing (TIF), see Property tax

taxation Taxation, see also specific tax

Administration of local taxes; retirement of debt re baseball park and football stadium districts [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 437m, n, 439m, n, 452m, p, 1666m, n] -  AB100

Debt related to property tax: county or municipality may certify to DOR for setoff from state tax refunds [A.Amdt.1: definition provision] -  AB538

DOR administration of taxes and fees: revisions re assessments and audits, claims for refunds, penalties for taxpayer negligence, notice of nonacquiescence, declaratory ruling, interest on unpaid amounts, awarding costs of litigation to prevailing party, and rule-making process - AB968

DOR administration of taxes and fees: revisions re assessments and audits, claims for refunds, penalties for taxpayer negligence, notice of nonacquiescence, declaratory ruling, interest on unpaid amounts, awarding costs of litigation to prevailing party, and rule-making process - SB518

General statement ``rule of taxation shall be uniform" removed from the Wisconsin Constitution: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR12

Local airport district created, powers and duties specified; bonding authority, taxation, and shared revenue provisions; FAA, BCPL, Investment Board duties; district board created  - AB1089

Managed time-share project: political subdivision that is a premier resort area may prohibit or permit subject to regulation; definition, tax, and room tax provisions  - AB1088

Managed time-share project: political subdivision that is a premier resort area may prohibit or permit subject to regulation; definition, tax, and room tax provisions  - SB638

Soft drink tax re wholesale sales created; revenue deposited into the dental access trust fund to supplement MA and DHFS dental services -  AB1168

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266  - AR38

Spending limits for state, school districts, and local governmental units established; elector approval to exceed limits required; exclusions, separate fund for excess revenue, and state mandate provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR40

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT - AB482

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT - SB218

Tax revisions re certain property tax credits, school property tax income tax credit, related entities, property tax on computers, and sales tax on luxury boxes -  AB44

taxation _ assessment Taxation — Assessment, see Property tax — Assessment

taxation _ exemption Taxation — Exemption, see also specific subject

Federal tax exemptions, deductions, and credits that have an impact on Wisconsin: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)] -  AR33

taxi Taxi

Motor vehicle accident: minimum amount of property damage required to be reported to law enforcement lowered; damaged property expanded to include taxicabs and private vehicles used under contract with state or local governments  - AB1211

tcs TCS, see Technical college; Technical College System Board

teacher Teacher

Chaperoning pupils on trip developed and sponsored by the school: district employee may accept free or reduced-price travel or accommodations -  AB273

Child abuse or neglect: false statement knowingly made by person required to report such incidents prohibited  - AB80

MPCP and charter schools, pupil eligibility, special education reimbursement, and teacher requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1877m, 1878c, 1883f-r, 1895h-t, 9337 (6m), (7m), 9437 (4m)] - AB100

MPCP teachers and administrators: education requirements revised -  AB939

Teachers, librarians, and social workers at certain secured facilities classified as protective occupation participants under WRS - AB233

Threat to cause bodily harm to social service worker, juvenile intake worker, child support worker, school employee, or their family members: misdemeanor crime created  - SB24

teacher _ certificate Teacher — Certificate

Child unattended in child care vehicle: prohibition created; fine provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, convicted person is ineligible for kinship care payments, denial of certain licenses re child care, and may not be licensed for foster care or teaching for set period if death was a consequence]  - AB826

Fingerprint technologies re background check for teacher licensing and name of Wisconsin Association of Nonpublic Schools changed to Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (remedial legislation)  - SB361

Master educator grants [Sec. 193, 1864-1873; original bill only]  - AB100

Mentoring grants for initial educators [Sec. 184, 185, 1861-1863; A.Sub.Amdt.1: teacher license fee increased to fund, 173m, 187m, 1854g, m, 9337 (6f), deletes 184]  - AB100

Tomorrow's Teachers Loan Program created re teaching in school districts with population under 10,000; teachers of mathematics and science loan program created re employed by a school district in this state -  AB1096

Virtual charter school: definition created; teaching or instructional staff license or permit requirements; exemption from certain geographic restrictions for charter schools; U.W. Parkside provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, geographic restrictions and U.W. Parkside provisions deleted, nonresident tuition provision] -  AB1060

Virtual charter school: definition created; teaching or instructional staff license or permit requirements; exemption from certain geographic restrictions for charter schools; U.W. Parkside provision -  SB628

teacher _ contract Teacher — Contract

Teacher employment contract: term modified; nonrenewal for arbitrary or capricious reasons prohibited  - SB643

teacher _ salary Teacher — Salary

Differentiated teacher compensation program grants [Sec. 182, 1860, 9137 (1); original bill only]  - AB100

QEO provisions in MERA eliminated [Sec. 1842-1853, 1882, 1894, 9315 (1); original bill only]  - AB100

Spending limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts established, referendum required to exceed the limit; school district revenue modified; QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; MERA revisions re limiting certain expenditures and factors arbitrators must consider; school district professional employees provisions - AB462

technical college Technical college

Alien who is not a legal permanent resident of the U.S.: technical college admission and resident tuition at U.W. System institution or technical college permitted under certain conditions - AB576

AODA grant program for TCS eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 217r, 713m] -  AB100

Chicken, turkey, beef, or pork products: state agencies required to give preference to suppliers of meat from animals that have not been given antibiotics, other than therapeutic reasons - AB837

College reenrollment protections and registration priority modified re students discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from the military -  SB436

College reenrollment protections modified re students discharged from the military -  AB378

College tuition expenses: individual income tax deduction increased [Sec. 1288, 9341 (15); A.Sub.Amdt.1: specific figure removed] -  AB100

DVA may transfer funds from institutional operations to veterans trust fund under certain conditions; U.W. System and technical college district board may grant full remission of academic fees to certain veterans; tuition and academic fee remission for surviving spouses and children and certain disabled veterans revised re residency and death as a result of a service-connected disability; FTE positions for DVA  - AB1034

DVA may transfer funds from institutional operations to veterans trust fund under certain conditions; U.W. System and technical college district board may grant full remission of academic fees to certain veterans; tuition and academic fee remission for surviving spouses and children and certain disabled veterans revised re residency and death as a result of a service-connected disability; FTE positions for DVA  - SB613

Electronic auction system for solicitation of bids for state procurements and public contracts: DOA directed to maintain and other political subdivisions may utilize; DWD provision  - AB161

Fire sprinkler systems required in residence halls and dormitories, residential facilities owned by institutions of higher education, fraternities and sororities, and privately owned and operated student residential buildings  - AB544

Fire sprinkler systems required in residence halls and dormitories, residential facilities owned by institutions of higher education, fraternities and sororities, and privately owned and operated student residential buildings  - SB250

Fox Valley Technical College crime prevention center: incentive grants for [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9146 (1f)]  - AB100

Health occupation programs: TCS Board to develop admissions standards and standard curriculum to be adopted by all district boards -  AB246

Higher education grants for U.W. System students and Lawton grants: formula to calculate appropriation amounts changed; HEAB and technical college and tribal college student tuition grants provisions -  AB743

Hurricane Katrina victims: technical college directors authorized to exceed limit re nonresident fee remissions for needy and worthy students -  AB805

Inmate products produced as part of technical college courses: revision re sale in the open market [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2239m-2240r] -  AB100

Liberal arts collegiate transfer program: TCS Board directed to approve for certain technical college districts; broadening program offerings provision -  AB595

Liberal arts collegiate transfer program: TCS Board directed to approve for certain technical college districts; broadening program offerings provision -  SB279

Litigation expenses for EMS, EMT, first responder, fire fighter, or law enforcement or correctional officer: municipality required to pay, exceptions provided [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, criminal proceedings and reasonable attorney fees specified, ``protective services officer" definition]  - SB132

Manufacturing extension program administration transferred from Comm.Dept to TCS Board [Sec. 154, 713, 2363-2365; original bill only] -  AB100

Motor vehicle fuel tax refund for schools, technical college districts, and local governments created; provisions re DOR and persons under contract with school districts to transport pupils to and from school activities -  AB726

Professional development, short-term, vocational-adult seminars or workshops: restriction on additional fee eliminated; length of seminar or workshop set [Sec. 215, 216, 707, 709] - AB100

Resident fishing and certain hunting licenses may be issued to full-time student pursuing an associate degree or a postgraduate student who is not a permanent resident  - AB905

Resident tuition eligibility for certain aliens re TCS and U.W. System [Sec. 699, 708, 9346 (1), 9352 (1); original bill only] - AB100

Revenue limit for state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, reduction in state aid, emergency reserve fund, reducing the revenue limit, and exceeding the revenue limit via a referendum provisions; individuals or class of individuals may bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits; amendment may be amended with approval of one legislature, rather than two, and ratification by the people: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR77

Revenue limit for state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, reduction in state aid, emergency reserve fund, reducing the revenue limit, and exceeding the revenue limit via a referendum provisions; individuals or class of individuals may bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits; amendment may be amended with approval of one legislature, rather than two, and ratification by the people: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR63

Revenue limits for local governmental units created, excess revenue returned to taxpayers, referendum required to exceed limit; legislature prohibited from passing bills that would exceed a revenue limit, budget stabilization fund provision; Building Commission borrowing authority modified; reimbursing reasonable costs of imposing state mandates; promulgation of an administrative rule that increases expenditures without appropriation for reasonable costs prohibited  - SB724

School-to-work and work-based learning programs: administration by TCS Board; Governor's Work-Based Learning Board eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 42m, 53m, 156d, 221d, 350r-352p, 429m, 487b, 714d-719d, 1834v-1839t, 2109j, 9146 (1q), 9154 (1q), 9254 (1q)] - AB100

School-to-work and work-based learning programs: administration transferred from TCS Board to Governor's Work-Based Learning Board [Sec. 156, 217, 221, 333, 351, 352, 714-724, 1835-1839; original bill only] - AB100

Spending limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts established, referendum required to exceed the limit; school district revenue modified; QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; MERA revisions re limiting certain expenditures and factors arbitrators must consider; school district professional employees provisions - AB462

Spending limits for local governmental units and state required to spend certain amount on school aid and shared revenue, consumer price index provision; spending limit adjustments and costs incurred by local governmental units to comply with certain state law or administrative rule or order provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR71

Timber management on state owned lands; expenditures from forestry revenues re managed forest land aids for closed lands, research and development grants, internships, school forests, logging apprenticeship and certification, and Paper Discovery Center [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156m, 221m, 225g, 246g-t, 490m, 541b-m, 557d-m, 707g, 1684b-w, 2361m, 9135 (4p), (5p), (6p), 9335 (2k), 9435 (7k), (8k)] - AB100

Training assistance grant program created; provision re family-supporting wage [Sec. 153, 2362; original bill only]  - AB100

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded re certain service-connected disability  - SB427

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded re certain service-connected disability; residence requirement re incurrence of disability removed  - AB879